Alessandro Argenton Explained

Alessandro Argenton
Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Equestrianism
Event:	Eventing
Birth Date:	1937 2, df=yes
Birth Place:	Cividale del Friuli, Italy
Death Place:	Venice
Country:	Italy

Alessandro Argenton (11 February 1937 – 7 January 2024) was an Italian equestrian who won a silver medal at the Olympic Games.

Biography

Born Cividale del Friuli, Argenton made six appearances at the Summer Olympics.^[1] Argenton died on 7 January 2024, at the age of 86.^[2]

Olympic results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1960	Olympic Games			Individual eventing
	non-scoring	Team eventing
1964	Olympic Games			Individual eventing
	non-scoring	Team eventing	^[3]
1968	Olympic Games		16th	Individual eventing
		Team eventing
1972	Olympic Games		bgcolor=silver	2nd	Individual eventing
	8th	Team eventing
1976	Olympic Games		22nd	Individual eventing
	4th	Team eventing

See also

• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

Notes and References

1. Alessandro Argenton . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011954/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/alessandro-argenton-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 19 May 2012.
2. https://www.rainews.it/tgr/fvg/articoli/2024/01/addio-ad-alessandro-argenton-oro-alle-olimpiadi-di-tokyo-nel-1964-7b7b4419-3bda-477a-996d-8ac4d81d86bd.html#:~:text=Lutto%20nel%20mondo%20dello%20sport,Olimpiadi%20di%20Monaco%20nel%201972 Addio ad Alessandro Argenton, oro alle Olimpiadi di Tokyo nel 1964
3. Italian team won the gold medal, but the medal was only awarded to top three finishers in each nation.